April 2012
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Apr 29th
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Apr 29th
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People don’t love to read [long articles] about... →
libawr: And other lessons learned from 2 years of Longform blog. Happy Birthday!
Apr 27th
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Apr 25th
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Apr 25th
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“While the outreach to women could not have gone better, the campaign has not yet...”
– via Politico I’m no expert, but as someone who still qualifies for the young voter demographic… they might want to keep tweaking that message. (via myrealtake)
Apr 25th
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Apr 23rd
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Tumblr Trust & Safety Lead Position -- Richmond,... →
marc: Tumblr is seeking an experienced leader for its Trust & Safety Team in Richmond, Virginia. The team deals with content or behavior on Tumblr that may violate our policies or applicable law. We’re looking for someone with an extensive background in Internet law or online community policy who has also been successful in managing teams. What you’ll do: Manage a growing Trust &...
Apr 23rd
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Apr 21st
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Sex and Bart Hinkle: Males are losers
punditspodium: Bart, normally sane and sober, wrote (20 April 2012, Richmond Times-Dispatch, A-11), “… surely [we] ought to touch on the two places in society where women remain distinctly unequal: (a) war and (b) war’s peaceful analogue, competitive sports.”  Many would agree with him. They’d be wrong. Inequality is rife and it’s males, not females, who are losing. As Christina Hoff Sommers...
Apr 21st
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Apr 21st
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Why George Zimmerman Will Be Acquitted Of Second...
letterstomycountry: After I heard that the special prosecutor in the Trayvon Martin case intended to charge George Zimmerman, I was glad; not because I enjoy it when people get charged with crimes.  I don’t.  I think our criminal justice system is a broken mess that is both cruel and ineffective; and whatever punishment George Zimmerman may deserve for the reckless killing of a young Black boy,...
Apr 20th
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Apr 20th
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A Brilliant Strategic Move by Virginia Democrats
barticles: Virginia has a budget — almost, anyway — after yet another long, drawn-out battle. Some might say this year’s fight doesn’t help Democrats, since they were the obstructionists who kept moving the goalposts. Au contraire! By dragging out the already dragged-out stalemate over the state’s budget in order to fight for funding for the Dulles rail project, Senate Democrats have done some...
Apr 19th
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Apr 18th
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Apr 17th
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Apr 16th
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March was the warmest March ever. →
The NOAA reports that the temperatures wasn’t just record-breaking in March, but beat the prior record by a stunning 8.6°F above the average for the 20th century. In the history of U.S. weather record keeping, only one month has ever seen a larger departure from the historical average: January 2006.
Apr 16th
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Apr 16th
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“Lockout is by far the best movie ever made about a disgraced ex-CIA agent—who’s...”
– Winner: Best Paragraph on Our Site Today. (via motherjones)
Apr 14th
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Apr 14th
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How Tumblr Changed My Life
topherchris: by Tumblr User #2839: The Guy Who Was Hired from a Little Town in Florida to Help Make Internet Joy in New York In early 2009, I was a burned-out web developer in sunny St. Pete, Florida, secretly fascinated with my popularity on this thing called Tumblr. That’s when I got an email from Tumblr’s president, asking if he could fly me to New York to meet in person. He wanted to talk...
Apr 13th
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Apr 13th
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Apr 13th
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“Publishers told us that if we did not have digital rights management (DRM)...”
– DRM is crushing indie booksellers online — paidContent (via rachelfershleiser)
Apr 12th
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Apr 12th
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Last Days →
cynicalidealist: (Taken with http://cinemagr.am)
Apr 11th
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Apr 11th
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Apr 11th
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Apr 11th
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Listenstraightouttastafford: staff: Listen to...
Apr 11th
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Apr 11th
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Apr 10th
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“The idea of the paper is that firms accumulate bad projects during a boom. They...”
– Arnold Kling, summarizing the paper Investment Busts, Reputation, and the Temptation to Blend in with the Crowd
Apr 10th
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Reports: Rick Santorum to drop out of race →
Apr 10th
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Apr 10th
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“One quarter of all American real estate today owes more money on the mortgage...”
– Michael Hudson (via theamericanbear) Strategic defaults are a freerider solution, one that a system has to bear rather than benefit from. These freerider solutions often require a pretty in-depth understanding of the nuances of the system that they ride on, which is a marginal cost. The elite can...
Apr 9th
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Instagram Is Now Worth $77 Million Per Employee →
Apr 9th
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Apr 9th
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“The total consideration for San Francisco-based Instagram is approximately $1...”
– Facebook to Acquire Instagram (via markcoatney)
Apr 9th
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How Tumblr Changed My Life
topherchris: by Tumblr User #2839: The Guy Who Was Hired from a Little Town in Florida to Help Make Internet Joy in New York In early 2009, I was a burned-out web developer in sunny St. Pete, Florida, secretly fascinated with my popularity on this thing called Tumblr. That’s when I got an email from Tumblr’s president, asking if he could fly me to New York to meet in person. He wanted to talk...
Apr 9th
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Apr 9th
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WatchWatch
liannakristine: RVA <3 keepme: rvabrendy: minicityrva: catsfurlife: infectiouslearning: ilovebeingoutside: this video is everything that is good about richmond. by my friend preston cochran.  enjoy.  Nice RVA footage.  It’s weird seeing Richmond look so romantic. Absolutely stunning work.  This is very cool How can I not reblog? Richmond, you big playground, you. I’ll...
Apr 8th
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“Stories allow us to impose order on the chaos.”
– Why Storytellers Lie (via theatlantic)
Apr 8th
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Apr 7th
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Apr 7th
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Apr 6th
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Apr 6th
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jasencomstock: JasenComstock: I’m Not Kidding nailtipflips: joestanley: jasencomstock: People to me about how to get a job on Capitol Hill: people: how do I get a job on Capitol Hill? me: quit your job and work for free for a campaign for a year and they will give you a job or get an internship for free through the summer the year you… okay, so I’m feeling some kind of way...
Apr 6th
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